Spelling pedanticism

[VicS]

Re: And another thing

In one of the television news reports today covering the celebrations of the English rugby successes they refered to a "cavalcade of open-top 'buses".

They didn't show or explain how the 'buses managed to be on horseback!

Motorcade has crept into the language (must be in the OED by now) so if the success of the English rugby team continues will we need omnibusicade in the language.

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[jimi]

Re: And another thing

Aherm .. should not omnibusicade be omnibuscade ?

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[extravert]

Do you mean 'it's hands up time...?'

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[Twister_Ken]

Pedantology

The study of pedants?

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[bedouin]

Re: They spell it wrong

Is a spell checker some form of Witch?

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[Talbot]

Re: Split Infinitives

never could spell, thank goodness for spellcheckers, but I dont normally bother for forum posts, and quite often the fingers twist themselves into knots as I tipppe /forums/images/icons/crazy.gif

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[Cornishman]

Referred nm

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[VicS]

Re: Buses on horseback

Yes if you like we'll have omnibuscade. I'll write to that nice Susie Dent in dictionary corner and ask if she'll put it in the OED.

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[jimi]

Re: Buses on horseback

I presume a facade is an empty procession!

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[Rabbie]

Re: They spell it wrong

HEROES GRUNT WORST is an anagram of 'the wrong trousers'.

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[VicS]

Re: not in your dictionary?

It's in mine!

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